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Skipton driving test centre pass rate

Official DVSA figures for car practical tests, April 2025 to March 2026.

57.3% of car driving tests at Skipton were passes from April 2025 to March 2026: 1,831 of 3,197 tests. That is 7.2 points above the Great Britain rate of 50.0%.

At a glance

Skipton
Tests conducted3,197
Passes1,831
Pass rate57.3%
Men60.2%
Women54.0%
Rank in Great Britain42 of 260
Rank in Yorkshire and The Humber5 of 26
Median wait from booking to test11.0 weeks (August 2026)
Tests taken within 7 weeks of booking40%

Pass rate by age, 17 to 25

DVSA publishes the age breakdown for younger candidates only. Figures for April 2025 to March 2026.

AgeTestsPass rate
1799464.9%
1860455.0%
1926251.1%
2016550.9%
2114351.7%
2212855.5%
2310258.8%
246354.0%
257651.3%

Pass rate over the years

YearTestsSkiptonGreat Britain
Apr 2025 to Mar 20263,19757.3%50.0%
Apr 2024 to Mar 20252,81254.4%48.7%
Apr 2023 to Mar 20243,12053.7%47.9%
Apr 2022 to Mar 20232,70053.0%48.4%
Apr 2021 to Mar 20223,05954.7%48.9%
Apr 2019 to Mar 20202,49451.3%45.9%
Apr 2018 to Mar 20192,59949.7%45.8%
Apr 2017 to Mar 20182,69750.9%46.3%
Apr 2016 to Mar 20172,50453.3%47.1%
Apr 2015 to Mar 20161,91053.2%47.0%

Other test centres in Yorkshire and The Humber

CentrePass rateTestsMedian wait
Barnsley58.5%7,7375.4 weeks
Beverley LGV54.1%1595.6 weeks
Bradford (Heaton)56.1%8,35415.1 weeks
Bradford (Thornbury)47.8%10,8316.5 weeks
Bridlington55.5%3,02711.9 weeks
Doncaster53.2%7,33417.0 weeks
Grimsby Coldwater42.8%5,3617.9 weeks
Halifax45.0%5,84511.1 weeks
Heckmondwike45.8%5,47110.1 weeks
Horsforth49.7%12,46610.7 weeks
Huddersfield49.2%10,56311.1 weeks
Hull47.9%9,70614.0 weeks
Knaresborough58.5%8,3019.7 weeks
Leeds (Colton Mill)51.8%6,4328.4 weeks
Leeds (Fearnville)51.8%4,6769.6 weeks
Malton64.3%87610.0 weeks
Northallerton60.4%3,2448.9 weeks
Pontefract46.9%5,54413.9 weeks
Rotherham53.1%9,1349.5 weeks
Scarborough45.1%3,5957.0 weeks
Scunthorpe45.4%6,1034.0 weeks
Sheffield (Handsworth)44.1%9,7886.0 weeks
Sheffield (Middlewood Road)48.7%10,44218.6 weeks
Steeton52.8%4,78411.0 weeks
Wakefield45.4%11,6537.6 weeks
Walton LGV59.8%1,8948.9 weeks
Whitby56.7%55719.0 weeks
York54.4%9,41615.1 weeks

A high pass rate does not mean an easier test. Every centre tests to the same standard. The rate reflects who tests there: how much practice they have had, how many are on a first attempt, and the roads they learned on. Choosing a centre for its pass rate rarely helps if the roads are unfamiliar.

Before your test

Most learners who pass have had plenty of practice on top of their lessons, and practising in a family car means the car needs to insure you. Which kind of learner cover fits your situation and how short-term learner cover works are explained here, and every provider is compared side by side.

Source: DVSA, Driving test and theory test data: cars, Open Government Licence v3.0. Car practical tests, April 2025 to March 2026. DVSA leaves out centres where one examiner conducted every test (they still count in the national figure). Waiting times are DVSA's monthly figures. Every centre.